The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-04-22
Che pemorrat-Star
The Growth OF the South solid
and and Permanent
Baltimore Manufaofurar's Reoonl.

Baltimore Manufacturer Record
There is no mistaken the signs 0t
the times. The South, not part
0uiy Of IL, is 0u the move % pros.
peritY aid To activity ia all lines
OF human industry that viii un.
doubtedlY snrpass the great d.val
opmeut OF the Western STATES.
For years the tide of Immigration
from Europe and from the East
spread over the West, propliug wlfl
busy population eager tor aeIise
work IN that immense region CAP
itIl poured in for the Development
of agricultural lands, the builling
OF railroads, factories and all the
Industries that go To make up the
business lite ut q rich and pnpul0us
country. The result every body
knows. The " developed with
rapiditY that was startling, but iG
was S0iid grown aud there has
been no decline, and there will be
none It has permanently taken
its place as one OF the immensely
wealthy portions OF the wurld.
The South has now taken the
place so long held by the West as
the center OF attraction for capital
and immigration. s. h0ut veIr
ago we quoted from pamphlet on
the opportunities of the South by
VIM. L. Brevt0gie, the sentence
'The necessities OF the Mort Il aud
the opportunities of tie South we're
never 50 we'll calculated on so hap.
PLY timed 70 give each section im-
mediate aud great prosperity. nee
eSsarliy resulting IN a cordial aud
thorough union of interests and
feeling. as those which exist 10 day.
The North aud the South /
must COW become either allies or q
rivals. Ii the first, both sections
will gain unprecedented prosperity;
If the last, while the North must
lose much, the South will gain
but far less than if both :
sections move together In other Il
words, the South can grow in way d
20 build mp the North or she can
grow at the expense Of the North
Nothing can prevent her growth
These opportunities have been
aud the North aud South a
ire vieing'with each other, as which
hall accomplish the greater work
n the development Of the SOuth's r,
vOudertul riches. The flow OF immi-
-ratiOn is now to the South instead -
f to the West, and Northern capt
alistS have now turned their IN a
estmentS in The same direction.
'hese currents Of trade felt first In n
Irce in Alabama, are now rapidly
out and covering the -
hole South. Everywhere We see
lis. From Virginia 10 Texas ac 7
witty is seen; money is becoming d..
IOre abundant; the lon g boarded {
'easuTes are being put into cireu- -
tlOu, new Industries are being NN
buildings for stores W
ld dwellings are going up rs never
afOre, railroad construction is
stive aud Of all signs, one Of the
est, there Is strong advance in FL.
al estate values. Throughout the
luth real estate has breu low and
ard to sell, except in special Ioca-
Ous, for even a small part of its T,n
trinsic value. Vast mineral tim Grs
II properties that keep their own linz
s Gland poor,p returning no y
Odts, but costing heavily in taxes, =
sre unsuitable; farm lands were
mparatiyelY without demand. 4
DIV there is steadily improving
lrket for real estate Of all kinds,
d thousands of land owners have
ready realized the blessing OF sss
is, and have sOld at good prices,
I'd for which they had heretofore =
lnd no demand.